[mythtv-users] HDHomeruns are sensitive to power adapter used.

[Mike Perkins]

On 19/01/11 18:34, Greg Oliver wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 12:32 PM, Greg Oliver<oliver.greg at gmail.com>  wrote:
>> On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 12:23 PM, Raymond Wagner<raymond at wagnerrp.com>  wrote:
>>> On 1/19/2011 13:13, Alan Anderson wrote:
>>>>
>>>> This past weekend I rearranged some hardware so that the old HDHomerun
>>>> ended
>>>> up using a newer power supply.  Since then I noticed on that if mythtv
>>>> tried
>>>> to record from both tuners on the old HDHomerun the second recording
>>>> always
>>>> ended up as a missing file.
>>>
>>> Configure MythTV to connect to the HDHomeRun using the device ID rather than
>>> IP address.
>>
>> and, power is power..  the HDHRs may have different requirements in
>> different revisions..  The good thing about powered equipment is it's
>> simplicity to feed it power..  Match the voltage and you can (except
>> for non-regulated stuff) feed it reasonably close amps (always go high
>> though)..
>>
>> I have 2 dual hdhr(s), bought a year apart, but unfortunately they
>> have the same wall warts..
>>
>
> And - btw - remember - just because it powers it up does not mean it
> is adequate for full power draw..  Much like a pc power supply...
> Your machine may work just fine runnig a web browser and word
> processor, but once one of your kids (or you) start up a game that
> cranks up the power draw from your video card, etc - your machine may
> lock up..  The hdhrs are no different..
>
 From the original description given that sounds to me as though the old HDHR 
has a higher power requirement than the newer models - even though the same 
wattage may be stamped on the label.

It's not oftne a good idea to swap power supplies, even though the equipment 
looks the same.

-- 

Mike Perkins